IN THE MATTER OF ANDREW PRATT V MICHAEL HOGAN, COMMISSIONER, NY STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND DONALD SAWYER
Motion No: CA 09-00134
Slip Opinion No: 2009 NYSlipOp 62232(U)
Decided on January 26, 2009
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


January 26, 2009

PRESENT: SCUDDER, P. J., HURLBUTT, MARTOCHE, SMITH, AND CENTRA, JJ.

DOCKET NO. CA 09-00134

IN THE MATTER OF ANDREW PRATT, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,

V

MICHAEL HOGAN, COMMISSIONER, NY STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH,

AND DONALD SAWYER, DIRECTOR OF CNYPC, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.


Appellant having moved for permission to appeal to this Court from an order of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Oneida on December 18, 2008, for permission to proceed as a poor person, and for assignment of counsel,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavits of Andrew Pratt sworn to January 14, 2009, the notices of motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion for permission to proceed as a poor person be, and the same hereby is, granted, and the motion is otherwise denied, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the County of Oneida is hereby directed to provide appellant with a stenographic copy of the minutes upon which the appeal is based and

It is further ORDERED that appellant shall pay costs and fees and any sum expended by the County of Oneida in providing the aforesaid stenographic copy out of any recovery by judgment or settlement.

Memorandum: Assignment of counsel is not available, and permission to appeal is not necessary (see CPLR 5701 [a] [1]).

Entered: January 26, 2009

JoAnn M. Wahl, Clerk